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No. 364,560. Patented June 7; 1887.

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GQQEQA 942207710 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES WETZEL, OF NEVVPOR'I, OHIO.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,560, dated June '1, 1887.

. Application filed January 11, 1887. Serial No. 224,009.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OHARLEs WETZEL, of

Newport, in the county of Campbell and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Im provement in Folding Beds, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my improved folding bed; Fig. 2, an end elevation, partly in section, of the same; Fig. 3, aperspective view with the folding attachment drawn out, part only of the bedstead being shown; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the same, the device being drawn out, unfolded, audin position.

My device relates to an improvement in folding beds; and it consists in providinga pair of ways so disposed as to be pulled out from beneath the bed, and provided with swinging legs outwardly, the said ways having pendent legs thereon, so disposed as to swing up and rest against the side of the bed and be secured in position by a brace, all of which will now be fully set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinary bed provided at the lower part with short vertical pieces B near each end of the bed attached to the transverse slats O, which. for the purpose may be made somewhat stronger than ordinary. These .end pieces B are connected with each other by means of horizontal ways D, upon which I provide sliding horizontal ways E,'to such a length that they may be pulled out from beneath the side of the bed, and while the rear end rests upon ways D the outer ends are supported by swinging legs F. These said legs F, when not in use, are turned up horizontally, as shown in Fig. 1. To the inner side of these ways E, I providependent hinged bars G, provided with rightangled ends H,

one end passing through openings in the said ways E, while the other end is journaled to the lower side of the crib I. I provide, preferably, four of these pendent bars G, one at each corner of the said crib I. This crib ordinarily swings down between the ways E; but when the said ways E are drawn out the bars Gare turned up, so as to elevate the crib I above the said ways, as' shown in Fig. 4.

These said ways are drawn out at such a distance that when this crib is elevated it will rest against the side board, J, of the bed, and

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The crib I is designed to be provided with a folding top consisting of the sides L and end pieces M. folded inwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, in such a way as to take up less room when pushed beneath the bed,and when drawn out and unfolded secured together by means of hooks N.

As will readily be noticed, the upper parts of the sides and end pieces of the crib are so disposed as to fold inwardly, and thus take up less space vertically, and then by releasing the brace K the said crib may be swung down pendent beneath the ways, when the entire device may be pushed beneath the bed out of the way, with the legs F turned horizontally out of sight. This makes a neat, complete, and convenient device.

I am aware that heretofore a bed has been made in two parts, an upper and under, and provided with means whereby the upper part can be raised and lowered.

What I claim is- 1. In a folding bed, the ways E, having the K, said bars having right-angled ends and being pivoted to the ways and journaled to the under side of the crib, whereby said crib is so disposed as to be suspended between the ways when beneath the bed and elevated above them when drawn out and sustained in position, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In a folding bed, the combination of the transverse slats '0 near each end of the bed, the short vertical pieces B, attached respectively thereto, the horizontal ways D, connecting said vertical pieces 13 with each other, the horizontal ways E, sliding upon the ways D, said ways supported by swinging legs F, the pendent bars G, hinged to the ways E, and the brace K, hinged to one of said ways, and the legs F, whereby the crib I may be moved back and forth or raised, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 5th day of November, 1886, in the presence of witnesses.

These are so disposed as to be.

pendent bars G, and crib I, and the braces Correction in LettersiPatent No. 364,560.

It is hereby certified that the residence of the patentee in Letters Patent No. 364,560, granted June 7, 1887, upon the. application of Charles Wetzel, for an improvement in Folding Beds, was erroneously Written and printed Newport, Ohio, whereas said residence should have been Written and printed Newport, Kentucky and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent OEfice.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 28th day of June, A. D. 1887.

[SEAL] D. L. HAWKINS,

Acting Secretary of the Interior.

Gountersigned:

BENTON J HALL,

Commissioner of Patents. 

